Guide to Basic Electrocardiography - Beasley, J. W.

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Sommaire:
1. Introduction.- 2. A Way to Visualize the Electrocardiogram in Relation to the Heart.- 3. The Formal Reading of the Electrocardiogram.- The Description of the Electrocardiogram.- The Anatomy of the Normal Tracing.- The Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram.- 4. Indications for Performing an Electrocardiogram.- Screening.- Hypertension.- Coronary Artery Disease, Chest Pain, and Ischemia.- Pericarditis and Myocarditis.- Palpitations, Syncope, and Arrhythmias.- Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease.- 5. Abnormalities of Rhythm.- Supraventricular Arrhythmias.- Regular Supraventricular Rhythms.- Irregular Supraventricular Rhythms.- Regular Ventricular Rhythms.- Irregular Ventricular Rhythms.- Capture as a Cause of Ventricular Irregularity.- Distinguishing Ventricular from Supraventricular Arrhythmias.- Ventricular Rhythms and Atrioventricular Block.- 6. Abnormalities of Conduction (Exclusive of Second-and Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block).- Abnormalities of the P-R Interval.- Abnormalities of the QRS Interval (Including Bundle Branch Blocks).- Abnormalities of the Q-T Interval.- 7. Abnormalities of the Electrical Axis.- Abnormalities of the P-Wave Axis.- Abnormalities of the QRS Axis.- Abnormalities of the T-Wave Axis.- 8. Abnormalities of the P Wave.- The Tall P Wave.- The Wide and/or Notched P Wave.- 9. Abnormalities of the QRS Complex.- Abnormally Low QRS Voltages.- Abnormally High QRS Voltages.- Ventricular Hypertrophy.- Normal and Abnormal Q and R Waves.- 10. Abnormalities of the ST Segment.- Elevated ST Segments.- Depressed ST Segments.- 11. Abnormalities of the T Wave and the U Wave.- The T Wave in Myocardial Infarction.- Tall T Waves.- Diphasic or Inverted T Waves.- Abnormalities of the U Wave.- 12. The Electrocardiogram in Childhood.- QRS Axis.- STSegments.- T Waves.- References.- About the Authors.